The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-20

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Him redress: # co. it viii be confession tial ,'e
q, sFurn ana courage which achieved pnlulal lLo5I
las degeur!8t-d Into that -llPlHl.N anu
,,.,,,.rir .-z which turfrits material independence
- n yy,u ii seem that these corporations Ought
not ~ Dr. 1umiudful If the s0licitudr, SO recent!
fu.rif So d. for their rights privileges anu iiu
and shoGid not wait 10 BE- aGm"hl7hru
IA oil. fun Justice tu the people II texas by sp"A
tarauu- act a. lroaE and general as the circNm-
stances warrant Just and benshClpIt. Ana 1t ge-
hruyrs them 1" cultivate uIoper respect luI tIIe
law in tire people by an exhibition u proper re
sheet Tor the law IN O em-e YES II the! 40 10.
r.l.i-. To al ice by the laws Of our state WIN
,,h5f race can they claim protection against those
who may u1sai their just rights!
For The iirs; time Ia the history OF or stale We
haze seen The laburiug classes eniisting under the
Irpgd % uuer OF innovation, determined 10 meet
CON niuatiun with combination, in fierce ana
gszprraTp conflict against the memorable demands
nf a system deemed by tn IN sUbyerslye OF the
l,biiusuphy mutual ii Lhts in business: and, rs
We cannot yff III 10 see our state made the nal!Ie
GROUND ut disorder AID anarchy, Mhlle leaElnG
nothing undune 10 TepTess violence, IL Is our SOL
pruu CuH to remove all just grounds Tor It's plnVo-
cation ia ord That we may restore confidence and
establish better feeilgg, by providing, II pOsslpe'
remedy against oppression by captdi, or III Is ny
labuTers Tie more so, since IN the contests ne
tween these warning factions it is the innocent In
every instance who suffer most. The farming
class and business of all kinds, pay tribute by be,
iug taxed in nCre d freight rates, to make good
the loss in running eXl enses and ttherWlse.
d-y.upmeut OF our state, We cannot nave
A railroad built by every mans house Z III
IS all the more necessary, therefore that the peo-
NE shall have good public highways well kept, by
imnruying. if possible, our road laws-nO so
badly III need of revision IuTnpikes made the
valleys OF Virginia, Kentucky, and Middle Ten
npssre rich, long before they had railroads. Good
lirhWAys are worth more in inducing lmmlgra'
ton and capital, than / the speeches and publi
cations that can be made about the undeNeloped
resources of our state They increase the value OF
property and add greatly to the revenues OF
the state stimulate production, ny
saving intellectually, in time and money to the pro
ducpr--and ali business and industrial interests
are intimately involved in the matter.
The Nnerzhip OF land is not only an element OF
great political power, but no class OF people can
make any very appreciate advance in CIVILIZATION
without its possession. There Is but little to pro
uure patI iotisn, or pride Of country, in people
who are tenants at wil-the SOL they t,hu ueI.he
inc TO others, and Of which they NAV be deprived
AT easure and even their labor worthless without
the patronage of the strong. Government snOuN,
therefore feel itself constantly bound to admins
ter its public lands with eedulOus care, IN ORDER
that its greatest number of people may secure
homes az nominal cost with security OF ute.
I he .rOnlem confronting the people OF Texas, IN
tins connection, COmpTehends the disposition OF a
vast commonwealth, as great trust, created ana
assumed by the state government, as common
fund to h. held and administered for the best use
and benefit ut all the people. TO dlverC these
lands from that general object, to misapply or
sacrifice them, to squander or improNdeutiy cast
them away, would be alike subversiye OF the IN
ereaIs Of the people and contrary to the pam dlc
tutes of duty, by which the state stands bohn4 IN
lhc u"u NV, H. siGi t 81 ,,ti ch its foif
property, and Tor the tull menJ OF WHICH us ldiI
is pledged.
Looking upon the lands remaining, as cession
for tire benefit OF the speCia! funds t. which they
nave teen dedicated as Prn'uchNr CdplI'l, dNdlla
bic for immediate use III betelnE the Ioftu es ana
coEmloHs or the present Ernrla,."h' as wei ae
their poseiitN ny renewing mem IN some measure
from IN burdens OF oppressive laHaI!oh-a cue ~
actIai ttltIs, IN cohJuhGuoh W.th !ea7ss oi IN
enIu iahu5' mas "eCo"e 'Ie aNo"eu poii'9 VI ~
7tae, b"t as IheI ctaty uji"lnG ana-"Hif''E
principles, the great prtctlch uiLucuIy wiz WHICH
we are confronted Is Tue az p'loh Oh " CON p
-lrtehl ny WiCA ea,h may Ne III ,"e l" C"H'I'o"'e
It's nrsl result 20 iuG pUNHG FneA!'
lhe teieplaJu E"''1tu P,,the} III irCol ~
that tit forest ianH5 o. ne btl.l7u crown s"ruil W,
o,"u@ht mo H'arNel anu v"hNT ILL.," PiNs"I
lf"PftN.a ih"'eiG'', pIIy'' VA" """s ,ne i ioi
"NlH" J'7I anu PRIV hI'4 n.""h7 VI XVI, a.
economy: "lAe lrArlp@I revenue winch pro
pos" /" uIdN from w 80 "h'u'.lNalTu Na9lt9 - ",
7PHh- li"" lHe improvement an" PVpuia'i"' VI
tir NIhEuo'h events lhHhllely more auNanlaeeo'7
10 Tue crown thah tllr i'AtS u we jest lautu e.
talr7 "hch II can Hou Nouiu 'litoN '. H lu'"
t''e mass Oh PtVa't properly, oy "nlcu lueS VIII
come IhI9u@h tie eouIse 81 cIif.IaI.on' & .u
lIHu-n we oli'a setItt'Hia VI t'lJ sIa,I iiit'
wen feEuialeu revenue. he History Vi ne LII a.
eh system 81 tne CHleu states lnIhiSuTs t' IHus'
convincing iloUi ol iie ,a.ue ol tlis poll'y' A.
rnfrt rmn.ists not % mnch in the money to he
ryI ( d A. the pricp of the uubic lands as in the
incre 81. nf pnnnIaton and the cultivation of the
soil and while REGARDING the publc lands as a COM
mon nd. and seeking to make what reasonably
rnn'd be made of th m "a a source of revenue il
npui.d lis hest wisdom TO sell and settle them ms
81 aud as hllui,y as pOssihle dispOsiur of the
suil in smaller and still smaller horizons with the
view OF enabling every industrious man in the
connirv buwaver NOR to hecome freebooter
In IKE manner IT has hpan the motley of our state
ram The earliest settlement t6 settle her domair
win tha tiIIprs of fine soil and others who w0uld
davln ber resources over dosig,in,, tn make the
spttlpr the ubilct of its fostering 2are % this
end she cave irst one laaaur and HbOr of land 10
heads 1f families and One.fonr.h of a
lpn"me to sinGIe men This Motley was
| c,ri,nuod IossanIn, +ha 'o,nr,nt "a Tho 1orntr,
,raa sa,tlah nil II &c ra,ucod tn nnn hundreI
and sivt, a'rss fnr heads of families and eiGbtN
.crps fnr sinyla man always r, uuirin1 "a n cnndi
| tVn the various grants. settlement. cultivation
| and narmanpnt reeidanca
| In the cnursa nf time however our lowmai;ers
| hpcomin imnatient at tha sIov, but steady nuera
lion nf these Wise laws which had haen an srcress
| tnIIv tastad nv avnerienra Inv imnrovidant ann
rarEles ieTislatinn dsnospd Of larTa hodrs IN The
suecnlator and made enormous donations In err
| nnratinns Tins orrsstinU hv law the eytansions nj
| furthpr spitlement nf vast acres on contiUn us
| important and valuable and az inst causp Of re-
nr1ach tn n a state nv statutory nrohibition ran
dered il an iuaccessihle solitude which nioneel
| spttlprs may NOT leuall, disturb
| ~ . ,
10 leasee Ialu, anu at Tue same itlme reserve tht
tisht 10 sell II at any tlhe wllhout the consent o.
me essee, opeia.es as a snare and delusloh e
| 1"su tIe le9so anu tiIe eetueI' anu iheasuIao!
9elea's uu.h sdle anu reuse where tneie
| 10 reservation Oh the power OF seInns
me ANUS t 9tuels, regardless OF an th'
lessee sh3uiu 10 III Tue way OF improving hls lease
niu-aIu 'h.e' to", WIthout compromising loT nl
improvements or relmbuIsing him for the values
swept away Oy tne absorption Ut MS range and COZ
brqlenC removal. az an lnansplcious season, VIII
pos 10Y no place leit 10 which lie may 20, or TIT